June - July Social worker education seminar

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1 Welcome

2 June - July 2012 Social worker education seminar

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4 Agenda Registration Refreshments will be available Welcome and Introduction to the seminar Session One HPC and the Social Work transfer Session One Q&A Break Session Two Working with HPC standards Session Three Re-cap of the day and open Q&A Finish

5 HPC and the Social Work transfer Session One

6 The changing landscape of social work education New regulatory body (HCPC) ASYE Social Work Reform Board New funding/bursary arrangements The College of Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework

7 The role and remit of Health Professions Council Independent statutory regulator Public protection To safeguard the health and well-being of persons using or needing the services of registrants Article 3(4), Health Professions Order 2001 Set threshold standards Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence ISO registered

8 How are we different? 1. Multi-professional regulatory model 2. Flexible, non-prescriptive standards which ensure fitness to practice for entry to the Register 3. Decision making through profession specific input 4. Working alongside professional bodies 5. Approval pre-registration education and training and some postregistration programmes related to specific areas of practice for some professions 6. Operate open-ended approval of education and training programmes

9 How are we different? The following areas of work are not included as part of our remit: Development and implementation of curriculum frameworks for preregistration or post-registration education Funding and bursaries for education and placement providers Workforce planning (Demand and supply) Professional / Career pathways and post-qualification frameworks Employer standards and programmes (eg. ASYE)

10 HPC and the SWRB recommendations for social work education Our Standards of education and training (SETs) are not designed to specifically require the implementation of SWRB recommendations. However, our standards do already align with the key SWRB recommendations for: Calibre of entrants (SET 2: Admissions) Curriculum and delivery (SET 4: Curriculum) Practice placements (SET 5: Placement) The College of Social Work (TCSW) endorsement process will seek to deliver SWRB recommendations. Education providers can plan approval visits to accommodate both HPC and TCSW

11 Background to the transfer Report of the Arms-length Bodies Review (July 2010) Part 7 of The Health and Social Care Act (Royal Assent March 2012) Transfer will take place on 31 July 2012 after which HPC renamed Regulating health, psychological and social work professionals

12 Professional and lay input: partners and working groups Council and Committees Strategic role Partners 703 Partners working across six partner roles Professionals and lay persons Provide expertise for good decision-making 80 social worker partners recruited Professional Liaison Groups (PLGs) Short-term expert working groups eg standards of proficiency for social workers

13 Orthoptists Prosthetists / orthotists HPC Register from 1 August ,000* registrants from 16 professions (*estimated) 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Social workers Physiotherapists Occupational therapists Radiographers Biomedical scientists Paramedics Practitioner psychologists Speech and language therapists Chiropodists / podiatrists Operating department practitioners Dietitians Clinical scientists Arts therapists Hearing aid dispensers

14 Preparation for transfer Collaboration with GSCC Collaboration with key stakeholders Data transfer from GSCC - approved programme list (current, historic and UK wide) Standards and consultation Partner recruitment and training Executive recruitment and training Communication

15 Introducing our standards

16 sets standards approves courses that meet them HPC registers those who pass them holds them to its standards

17 Standards Threshold Generic Flexible Enabling Broad Output focused Periodic review

18 Standards of proficiency (SOPs) Education programme approval and monitoring Registration application and renewal Fitness to practise

19 Standards of education and training (SETs) Education programme approval and monitoring Education provide complaints

20 Standards of conduct, performance and ethics Education approval and monitoring Registration application and renewal Fitness to practise

21 Standards of continuing professional development Requirements for on-going learning Computer-generated random sample from 2.5% of each profession First audit September 2014 Registration renewal

22 Guidance for education providers Standards of education and training guidance Guidance on health and character Guidance on conduct and ethics for students

23 Student fitness to practice and registration

24 Student fitness to practise and registration recent work Public consultation (November 2011 to February 2012) Literature review Council discussions and decisions (May & June 2012) Implementation of decisions (June 2012 )

25 Why was the decision made? There are explicit standards which ensure that: only students of suitable character are offered a place on a programme to train; education providers deal with concerns about the fitness to practise of students whilst studying on a programme, including whilst they are learning on practice placements; students understand the standards required of them as students and as future registrants; education providers own and manage the risks associated with the character and conduct of students whilst students are on practice placements;

26 Why was the decision made? practice learning is appropriately managed and monitored, including effective collaboration between education providers and practice placement providers over concerns about student conduct, progression and achievement; students are assessed appropriately and effectively in professional aspects of practice, in both the education and practice placement settings.

27 Social Work Student Suitability Scheme Transitional arrangement proportionate to public protection function Education providers continue making admissions and suitability decisions HCPC will not register students - will hold a prohibited list of students In exceptional circumstances HCPC will: - provide advice to education providers on admissions - investigate a complaint about student conduct Education providers must: - notify HCPC if they exclude a student from programme or student withdraws during proceedings - check if applicant on prohibited list for applications

28 Service user involvement

29 Service user involvement Standards of education and training already include guidance regarding service user involvement In 2009, The Education and Training Committee considered current guidance and further options regarding service users Lay pilot conducted in June October 2011 Research commissioned (March 2011 March 2012) Committee / Council discussions and decisions overarching principles (March July 2012) Public consultation (September - December 2012)

30 Q&A Session One

31 Refreshments 15 minutes

32 Working with HPC standards Session Two

33 Language of regulation Student Programme Approval and Ongoing approval Education Provider Programme team Practice placement providers and Practice placement educators Service user Regulatory status advertising guidelines for education providers -

34 How does HPC ensure the standards are met? Approval process Annual monitoring process Major change process Complaints process

35 The approval process Approval visits required for: new programmes new professions some significant changes Includes a site visit We work collaboratively Conditions and/or recommendations Outcomes expressed in a public report published on our website No retrospective approval Minimum 9 months in duration

36 SOPs and SETs

37 SOPs: Generic and profession specific Generic: recognises commonality across all the professions we regulate. 1) be able to practise safely and effectively within their scope of practice 2) be able to practise within the legal and ethical boundaries of their profession Specific: recognises core proficiencies which distinguish a profession understand the impact of different cultures and communities and how this affects the role of the social worker in supporting service users and carers be able to work with service users and carers to enable them to assess and make informed decisions about their needs, circumstances, risks, preferred options and resources

38 The six sections of SETs SET 1: Level of qualification for entry to the register SET 2: Programme admissions SET 3: Programme management and resources SET 4: Curriculum SET 5: Practice placements SET 6: Assessments

39 Meeting the SETs: Threshold level Standard met Approved programmes meet each of the 57 SETs They do this by providing evidence to demonstrate they meet all SETs at or above threshold level Standard not met The evidence is most often evidence of the systems and policies in place

40 Overall responsibility for ensuring SETs maintained The education provider has overall responsibility for ensuring the SETs maintained Education providers must work in partnership and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the learning opportunities are available to allow the SOPs to met. Practice Placement Education Provider HPC Students

41 Interpreting the SETs 2.1 The admissions procedures must give both the applicant and the education provider the information they require to make an informed choice about whether to take up or make an offer of a place on the programme. 3.5 There must be an adequate number of appropriately qualified and experienced staff in place to deliver an effective programme. 3.9 The resources to support student learning in all settings must effectively support the required learning and teaching activities of the programme. 4.1 The learning outcomes must ensure that those who successfully complete the programme meet the standards of proficiency for their part of the Register. 6.1 The assessment strategy and design must ensure that the student who successfully completes the programme has met the standards of proficiency for their part of the Register.

42 SET 5: Practice placements 5.2 The number, duration and range of practice placements must be appropriate to support the delivery of the programme and the achievement of the learning outcomes. 5.4 The education provider must maintain a thorough and effective system for approving and monitoring all placements. 5.8 Practice placement educators must undertake appropriate practice placement educator training. 5.9 Practice placement educators must be appropriately registered, unless other arrangements are agreed.

43 SETs and conduct, performance and ethics SETs 2. Programme admissions 3. Programme management and resources 4. Curriculum 5. Practice placements 6. Assessment Most SETs have some effect on how an education provider deals with issues around students conduct, performance and ethics. However there are some key SETs which are designed specifically to ensure that these issues are dealt with consistently and clearly by education providers.

44 SETs and conduct, performance and ethics SETs 2. Programme admissions 3. Programme management and resources 4. Curriculum 5. Practice placements 6. Assessment These SETs, while not directly affecting how issues around students conduct performance and ethics, have a role in ensuring that these issues are dealt with in a clear and consistent way.

45 Social worker programmes in England GSCC approved programmes Transitional approval Approval visit to ensure our standards are met Prioritisation of visits within 3 year academic period First visits to start no earlier than April 2013 Possible to undertake joint visits with TCSW AMHP visits will commence in academic year

46 Recap and Q&A Session Three

47 Recap of the seminar Session 1 HPC and the Social Work transfer HPC standards Policy updates Session 2 More information and understanding about the SOPs, SETs and SCPEs Brief introduction to HPC Education Department processes

48 Finding out more and getting in touch General enquiries Telephone RSS feeds

49 Thank you